The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07
CONDENSED NEWS,
Trustees Of Min.ssot. soldi.r.. Home.

frastsss Of Ainaesots Soldiers Home.
Gov. McGill has appointed the trustees
OF the Minnesota Soldiers Home. These
trustees, by the provisions OF the law en-
acted by the late legislature, will locate
! the new home and superintend tho con-
struction OF the eame. Tho trustees, with
their termu OF Office and residence, are as
follows:
A; E. Christie, Austin, two years; William
Lucius A. Hancock, Red Wing, four years;
Reese Henderson, Minneapolis six years;
! Thomas F. Cowine. Furgus Falls, two years;
Henry A: Castle. St. Paul, six years; A. A.
Brown, Alexandria, two Year,.
Henry A. Castle Of st Paul is we'll
known in that city and the state at
large. IL A. Haocock has been county
treasurer OF Goodhus. county for six
Or eight years. was for many years
we'll known in this section Of tho state.
During tho last campaign Mr.. Hancock
vas debated Tor state senator by Hon.
Peter Nelson. He is Republican. Reese
Henderson OF Minneapolis Ia q Ohio man,
and 10 . veteran OF the War of the Rebel.
lon. he was badly shot at the battle oi
P'ttsburs Landing. In politics he is
Democrat William P. Dunnins-
ton OF Redwood is Republican
md an ex-official OF tho Redwood land Of
tce, having served thete during part Of Ar
thurs administration. Capt. A. A. Brown
OF Alexandria 10 an old soldier and we'll
known citizen OF the state. Capt. A. f..
Christie OF Austin is q farmer, living about
ono mile from that place, and a man much
liked by all who know him. He is a Dem.
ocrat. Thomas F. Cowing OF Fergus Falls
is register OF the land Office at that point,
! and is q Democrat.
The city council OF Chicago, in response
to a letter from the lord mayor OF Dublin,
unanimously instructed Mayor Harrison
TO transmit a solemn protest to the primo
minister + England against the proposed
withdrawal from the Irish people OF the
right OF trial by jury.
The mystery Of q murder committed ut
Shenandoah, Pa, seventeen years ago was
| cleared up by the death.be confession III
one OF the murderers. May 81, 1870, JET.
tereon Yohe. eighteen years OF age. was shot
and killed on Ringtown mountain The
outstanding suspicion pointed strongly to
Charles Fredericks and Michael Hertzel OF
Miiilin. Fredcricks died recently after con.
| Tossing that he and Hertzel committed the
| taurder with the purpose Of robbery. Hert-
eel was arrested.
A mob OF Creeks attacked with stones
the residences of American missionaries in
Smyrna. The American legation there has
asked the porte to send n man. OF war to
Smyrna to protect the missionaries
The 1000 masons, bricklayers, carpen.
| tiers. plumbers and other laborers employ
ed in the erection OF the Extensive additions
to tho Equitable building in New York
went on strike. The strike was caused
by the employment of two non-union men
to put up electric wires.
An attempt was made in New York to poi
| son Miss Agness Hernd on, the actress. A box
Offruit was sent to the lad y from n anony.
NOUS person. and, after she had partaken
| OF a portion OF it she became very sick.
1t is believed to have been the work of q
| crank admirer.
The will OF Eliza Goodwin, the vile OF Nat
Z. Goodwin, was offered in New York for
probate. 1t bequeathes to Mrs. Eliza
Smith, Of London, England, her mother,
$4,000, and the rest Of her estate to her
husband.
The will OF the late James B. Eads OF
st. Louis, was presented for probate in
the surrogate court. He left between one
1880
Quarantine was instituted at Ell Paso
Tex, against cholera. The disease has
Travelled from South America to Panama,
and 1t is feared the Mexican Central trains
may bring it into the United States.
The special grand jury came into tho
criminal court at Chicago, and returned
three patches OF indictments against per.
sons implicated in the county frauds, there
being total OF % presentments.
William A. Clarke, clerk in the registry
division OF tho New York postoffice, was
arrested, charged with stealing $40, 900
package sent to the Chemical National
bank OF Portland, Or. Clarke confessed
that he had stolen this, also sixty other
packages which had been missing from
time to time or the past three years.
Labouchere, in the house of commons
said: The disorders in Ireland are due to
execrable laws and tho governments de-
fiance OF the wishes of the people. The
stand that they were dealing with nation
entitled to make it's own laws not with
individuals. The terrorism and outrage
which hourished in the Southern states
during Andrew Johnson's time ceased in
1875 when home rule was granted. The
speaker tainted Balfour with ignorance Of
the condition OF Ireland. He said Bal
four hardly cared what measure he pro-
posed. He denounced partisaaIrish judges
when there happened to be q judgeship
vacant. As regarded the proposal to make
the crimes bill q permanent measure il
that were done the bill would never be alb
rogated, as a majority of the members OF
the house OF lords were Salisbury's subser-
Went political slaves. The speaker inter-
posed, Labouchere modified his express
sion to the majority is entirely in
Lord Salisbury's hands,"
The business failures OF the three months
ending on the 31st ult. as reported by r. G.
Dun & Co., number 3, OO7, against 3, 2O3 for
the same quarter of1SS6. Thecomparative
liabilities for the corresponding period
were: 1887, $32, 1O1 900; 1886 $29, 6s1, :
900. The liabilities in the Middle states
amounted to 81, 900, 900, an increase of
over $4,000, 900, compared with 1886,
and in New York city they were IS, OOO,-
600, against 81, 700, 600 last year. In all
other sections the failures arc few and
much less in amount than the average, and
tho total result is much less than in pre-
vious years. In Canada the failures for
the first quarter OF 1887 are 1913, against
$50 in 1886; libilities, So. 602, 900 against
IS. 442 900 in 1886.
Tho retirement OF Judge Macarthur from
the supreme court OF the District OF Co.
lumbia, on a retiring pension after sixteen
years service, was made the scene OF a
touching farewell greeting on the part OF
tho members OF the bar and others. Judge
Macarthur was once lieutenant governor OF
Wisconsin. His retirement, it is thought,
will soon be followed by that Of Chief Jus.
tico Cartier.
1t 10 estimated at the treasury depart.
ment that the public debt has been de.
creased $4,000, 900 during the present
month.
The commissioner OF patents has render.
ed decision, giving J. W. McDonoueh the
right to open the old Bell telephone case.
In response to communication from
the commissioner OF Indian affairs, the A.
torney general rendered an opinion on the
construction to be placed upon certain am.